to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
men and women of all ages
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
birds of a feather flock together
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to offer a (monetary) prize
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
company president; manager; director
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
eccentric; crank; oddball
to apologize; to apologise
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
rather; better; instead; if anything
honor; honour; credit; prestige
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
how long; how much; to what extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely